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Answers Adds John Henderson to Leadership TeamMay 02, 2013 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Answers announced the appointment of John Henderson to its leadership team. According to a release, Henderson brings more than 20 years of sales and management experience to Answers. He was most recently Vice President of Sales for TripAdvisor where he built the display business for the world's largest travel site, driving $250MM in ad revenues in five years. Prior to that, he built and managed teams at major media companies including Sony, NBC, Disney and Turner Broadcasting. In his new role at Answers, the company said, Henderson will be responsible for the strategy, growth, and management of direct sales initiatives across all Answers web properties and platforms. Advertisers will be able to engage directly with the Answers audience of 180 million consumers across desktop, mobile, and social applications, through a wide variety of personalized adverting products. "John has a proven track record of leading successful advertising sales initiatives and he fills a critical need at Answers," said Peter Horan, COO of Answers. "We are excited to have John on board to lead our advertising sales initiatives and to help connect brands to their target consumers." Henderson is the third senior executive to join the Answers team in the last six months. Peter Horan, former CEO of About.com and IAC, joined the company as Chief Operating Officer (COO) in December 2012. Matt Derdeyn, who formerly served as Senior Vice President of Charter Communications, was appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in January 2013. "With the addition of these seasoned executives in key areas of our business, we have positioned Answers for future growth and success, including continuing to build the business through acquisitions, developing new streams of revenues and other strategic ventures," said David Karandish, CEO of Answers. More information: www.answers.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |